$6 million – Auto Fatality
$1.5 million – Truck Fatality
$1.25 million – Drug Litigation
$3 million – Construction Defect
$4 million – Defective Tire
A slip and fall accident can cause a victim to suffer various injuries, ranging from fairly minor to severe. A few examples of injuries a slip and fall victim can face include:
- Broken bones;
- Sprains and strains;
- Injuries to the organs and soft tissue;
- Head trauma; and
- Cuts.
Some types of injury can have severe complications, such as traumatic brain injuries following head trauma and severe bleeding as the result of a cut. In extreme cases, victims can die from their injuries.
Seeking Compensation through a Personal Injury Claim
Property owners have a duty of care to authorized individuals who enter their properties. The key word here is “authorized;” trespassers typically cannot recover compensation for any damages they suffer because of hazards on the properties they enter.
In California, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims, including premises liability claims is two years from the date of the accident. In cases where the victim’s injury is not discovered until later, the statute of limitations is one year from the date that the injury was discovered.
You will need evidence to support your premises liability claim. This includes evidence to demonstrate the property owner’s negligence as well as evidence that demonstrates your financial damages. Evidence you may use to support your claim includes:
- Your medical bill;
- Documentation of your lost wages;
- Photographs of the accident;
- Eyewitness testimonies of the accident; and
- The accident report, if you filed one with the owner of the property.
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Attorney Vibhu Talwar
Seeking Assistance from an Experienced Lakewood Slip and Fall Attorney
According to a fact sheet from the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), fall-related accidents lead to around eight million visits to emergency departments every year, and they are the leading cause of trips to emergency rooms. Of those falls, slip and fall accidents account for more than one million patients in emergency departments. In many of these cases, another party’s negligence contributed to the accident.
If you recently sustained slip and fall injuries, you should discuss your case with a Lakewood slip and fall accident attorney as soon as possible. Contact Fisher & Talwar today to learn more about how our team can assist with your claim.
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Some injured people feel as though they can only hire an attorney near their home or office. Your criteria for hiring an accident lawyer should be based on the qualifications and experience of an attorney rather than the proximity of the attorney’s office to your home. Our attorneys can work with you no matter where you live. Even though our offices are located in Downtown Los Angeles, we will work with you as long as you reside in the state of California.
Fisher & Talwar
801 S Grand Ave, 11th Fl,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 891-0777
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
By appointment only.
Vibhu Talwar – vt@fishertalwar.com
From CA-110 southbound take exit towards 6th St/Wilshire Blvd. Continue on 6th St, turn right on S Grand Ave., arrive at 801 S Grand.From CA 110 northbound take the 6th St/9th St exit toward Downtown/ Convention Center/ Figueroa St. Merge onto W 9th St and follow until turning left on S Olive St. Turn left on W 8th St, then left again on S Grand Ave.
Our offices are located 9 minutes from Dodger Stadium, 3 minutes from Staples Center, 3 minutes from LA Live, 5 minutes from Los Angeles City Hall, 3 minutes from Walt Disney Concert Hall, 7 minutes from Union Station, 25 minutes from San Fernando Valley and 20 minutes from San Gabriel Valley.
From Union Station take either Metro Red or Purple line. Go past Civic Center and Pershing Square; get off at 7th Street/Metro Center. Head south on Flower St, or Hope St (depending on which side you come out). Turn left on 8th St.
Parking
We offer free parking to our clients. Park in the structure at 801 South Grand Avenue and ask us to validate your parking.
Some of the Cities We Service:
- Long Beach
- Anaheim
- Santa Ana
- Riverside
- Irvine
- San Bernardino
- Oxnard
- Moreno Valley
- Glendale
- Huntington Beach
- Santa Clarita
- Garden Grove
- Pasadena
- Palmdale
- Lancaster
- Pomona